How to Firm a Sagging Chin and Neck with Yoga

Yoga is a natural way to firm up the neck area.

Spend time, not money firming up sagging skin under your chin and on your neck. Regular yoga practice can do wonders to firm up that trouble area under your neck and chin, an often-neglected area during exercise. Spending time practicing these poses will help lift and and firm sagging skin under the chin and neck, without costly lotions or cosmetic surgery. People in good physical condition, without any current neck or back injuries will be able to do these yoga poses.

Things You'll Need

• Yoga mat
• Good physical health
• Desire to firm up the body naturally

Instructions

1. Start the yoga session a seated forward bend. Sit on the floor with legs stretched out in front of the body. Stretch arms above the head and hold. Lean forward over the legs, hugging knees. Roll up gently.

2. Move onto the floor and onto your stomach for a Bow Pose. Bend the knees and move the feet toward the buttocks. Reach down with your arms and grasp the ankles. Gently raise the upper body and the thighs off the floor, while grasping the ankles. The bow pose works many different areas of the body, including the chest and neck. The Bow pose is a stretch for the front of the body, from the neck to the ankles. The bow pose is also a yoga pose which will stimulate the neck. Release the ankles and let the body down slowly.

3. Counter the Bow Pose with the Fish Pose. The Fish Pose is a powerful counter pose to the Bow pose. It will stretch the muscles on all sides of your neck. Roll over onto the back. Keep the legs straight and flex the feet. Tuck your hands under your buttocks, palms facing down. With forearms on the floor, lift the lower back, then the middle of the back, followed by the shoulders. The buttocks and lower body are stationary. Release the head back, stretching the neck, while the back is arched off the floor. Let the pose go slowly.

4. Roll over and move into the Cat Position. Place hands flat on the floor, and kneel. The body forms a table, with knees directly under the hips. Arms should be straight and palms should be flat. Look directly at the floor. Curl up the back into the cat pose. Rolling up into the cat pose will gently stretch your neck muscles, as well as your back. It's also a comfortable pose to incorporate into this sequence of toning the neck.

5. Alternate the Cat Pose with the Cow position. Start from the same table position used in Cat pose. Reverse the movement of the Cat pose, and instead of rolling the back up, it will go towards the floor. Lift the chest at the same time you lift the buttocks. Raise the head as well. The Cow Pose counteracts the Cat Pose. Use gentle movements to move between the two poses, moving the head and neck slowly and with controlled movements. The Cat and Cow positions are two gentle ways to help firm up sagging neck.

6. Place your body flat on the floor to begin the Cobra pose. You should be facing the floor. The Cobra pose focuses on the chest muscles and neck muscles. Place palms flat on the floor underneath your shoulders. Tuck in the elbows so they are close to the torso. Enter into the Cobra pose by slowly moving upper body up off the floor, starting with the chest. Push off from the hands. moving the chest, then the shoulders up off the floor. Move the upper body in an upright position, keeping the palms on the ground, until arms are straight. The lower body does not move.

7. Counter pose the Cobra pose with Bridge pose. Place your body flat on the floor, with your back on the floor. Keep arms straight and parallel to the body. Bend the knees and place the feet firmly on the floor. Lift the lower back, the buttocks and the legs off the floor, keeping feet planted firmly. The body's weight is on the shoulders and in the feet. Lift your chin slightly so it is not touching the chest. Hold the post for half a minute and let it down slowly.

8. Finish the sequence by rolling gently into a ball, clasping the knees and rolling back and forth. Stop rolling and rest legs flat on the floor. Place the arms on the floor about six inches away from the body. Gently rock the head back and forth until it is in a comfortable position. Rest here, in Corpse pose for at least five minutes.

Tips & Warnings

• Incorporate these yoga poses into your favorite yoga sequence.

• Stretch only as far as the body will allow, without forcing the poses.

• Remember to breathe through the poses, at your own rate.

• The bow pose should not be done if you have a lower back injury.

• None of these poses should be practiced if you have a neck injury.